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ma·trix
 matrix
- pronunciation:
- meI
trihks
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
matrices, matrixes |
| definition 1: |
an environment that gives form to or provides for the origin or development of something.
We learn language in the matrix of our particular culture.- synonyms:
- birthplace, cradle, womb
- similar words:
- basis, bosom, fount, hotbed, medium, rise, root, wellspring
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| definition 2: |
the formative tissue at the base of fingernails and toenails.
- synonyms:
- quick
- similar words:
- base, root
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| definition 3: |
in geology, the rock or stone in which harder or coarser crystals, rocks, or fossils are embedded.
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| definition 4: |
a mold from which casts are made.
- synonyms:
- cast, mold
- similar words:
- form, frame
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| definition 5: |
in computer science, the network of electronic components that translates from one code to another.
- similar words:
- network, system
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